Who were the best Championship players during October? Bianchi, McDonald and more

October was a crucial month in the Championship which saw plenty of interesting results leading to some fatal consequences as Leeds United waved goodbye to another manager.

Watford are the Championship leaders with Bournemouth hot on their tails while Blackpool continue to linger at the wrong end of the table.

Here are the best players from the Championship during October in several key areas.

Goals

Position

Team

Goals

Appearances

Mins Played

Callum Wilson

FW

Bournemouth

5

4

335

Bakary Sako

MF

Wolves

4

4

333

Michail Antonio

MF

Forest

3

4

360

Harry Bunn

FW

Huddersfield

3

5

383

Cameron Jerome

FW

Norwich

3

5

430

Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson scored more goals than any other player during October though Michail Antonio of Nottingham Forest gets a mention for routinely bailing his side out of trouble in key games.

Assists

Position

Team

Goal Assist

Appearances

Mins Played

Lasse Vigen Christensen

MF

Fulham

3

5

450

Simon Francis

DF

Bournemouth

3

4

360

Ross McCormack

FW

Fulham

3

5

437

Matt Ritchie

MF

Bournemouth

3

4

347

Nouha Dicko

FW

Wolves

2

5

425

This is a case of Fulham and Bournemouth players dominating, with two players from each side sharing three assists each. That’s helped the Cherries get to the top of the Championship, where they are just two points behind leaders Watford.

Saves

Position

Team

Saves

Appearances

Mins Played

Marco Silvestri

GK

Leeds

26

5

450

Andy Lonergan

GK

Bolton

20

6

540

David Button

GK

Brentford

16

4

360

Adam Collin

GK

Rotherham

16

4

360

Carl Ikeme

GK

Wolves

15

5

450

Leeds United goalkeeper Marco Silvestri produced more saves than any other goalkeeper but he wasn’t rewarded with a win for his efforts. If Leeds can sort their defence out, they have a number one who gives them a great chance of keeping clean sheets.

Another Leeds player features as Tommaso Bianchi made the most tackles during October. He routinely broke up the play and made it difficult for teams to play fluent football when they came up against the Whites.

Accurate Passes

Position

Team

Accurate Pass

Appearances

Mins Played

Kevin McDonald

MF

Wolves

336

5

450

Andrew Surman

MF

Bournemouth

256

4

360

Daniel Tözsér

MF

Watford

230

4

360

Tommaso Bianchi

MF

Leeds

227

5

446

Jay Spearing

MF

Bolton

222

6

495

Wolverhampton Wanderers star Kevin McDonald was the most accurate in terms of passing by some distance. Bianchi appears on another list as he excelled in terms of his passing accuracy for Leeds last month.

Lewis Doe

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